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TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2010

Today is Tuesday, September 14, the 257th day of 2010. There are 108 days left in the year. 1752 ― England & colonies adopt Gregorian calendar, 11 days disappear 1812 ― Napoleon occupies Moscow 1847 ― U.S. troops under General Scott enter Mexico City 1899 ― Henry Bliss becomes first automobile fatality (N.Y.) 1917 ― Provisional government of Russia established, Republic proclaimed 1930 ― Nazis gain 107 seats in German election 1948 ― Groundbreaking ceremony for the U.N. world headquarters 1957 ― U.N. resolution deplores and condemns USSR invasion of Hungary 1979 ― Theodore Coombs completes 5,193 mile roller skate from L.A. to NYC and back to Yates Center, Kans. 1983 ― U.S. House of Representatives votes, 416 to 0, in favor of a resolution condemning Russia for shooting down a Korean jetliner

Sep 13, 2010

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 2010

Today is Monday, September 13, the 256th day of 2010. There are 109 days left in the year. 1788 _ New York City becomes capital of the United States 1882 _ Britain invades Egypt 1942 _ German forces attack Stalingrad 1943 _ Chiang Kai-shek became president of China 1959 _ USSR's Luna 2 becomes first probe to contact another celestial body 1965 _ Beatles release ``Yesterday" 1970 _ IBM announces System 370 computer 1982 _ Joe Lefevre gets six hits in one baseball game 1988 _ For the 10th time, four players hit baseball major-league record grand slams 1990 _ Iraqi troops storm the residence of French ambassador in Kuwait

Sep 12, 2010

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

Today is Saturday, September 11, the 254th day of 2010. There are 111 days left in the year. 1609 ― Henry Hudson discovers Manhattan island 1773 ― Benjamin Franklin writes ``There never was a good war or bad peace." 1789 ― Alexander Hamilton appointed secretary of the treasury 1875 ― First newspaper cartoon strip 1922 ― British mandate of Palestine begins 1950 ― First typesetting machine to dispense with metal type exhibited 1952 ― West German Chancellor Adenauer signs a reparation pact for Jews 1962 ― Beatles cut ``Love Me Do" & ``PS I Love You" 1973 ― Chile's President, Salvador Allende, deposed in a military coup 2001 ― The worst terrorist attack on American soil ― 2819-plus people die as a result of hijacked airplane attacks on the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and a field in Western Pennsylvania

Sep 10, 2010

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

Today is Friday, September 10, the 253rd day of 2010. There are 112 days left in the year. 1823 _ Simon Bolivar named president of Peru 1846 _ Elias Howe patents the sewing machine 1960 _ Running barefoot, Ethiopian Abebe Bikila wins Rome Olympic marathon 1962 _ Rod Laver wins the Grand Slam of tennis 1972 _ U.S. Men's Olympic basketball teams first loss, 51-50 to USSR (disputed) 1984 _ Discovery returns to Kennedy Space Center via Altus AFB, Okla. 1989 _ East Germans begin their flight to the west (via Hungary and Czech) 1990 _ George Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev meet in Helsinki 1990 _ Iran agrees to resume diplomatic ties with Iraq 1990 _ 1st time in NY Yankee history they are completely swept in a season series, Oakland A's beat them 12 games to 0

Sep 9, 2010

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

Today is Thursday, September 9, the 252nd day of 2010. There are 113 days left in the year. 1776 _ Continental Congress renames ``United Colonies," ``United States" 1839 _ John Herschel takes the first glass plate photograph 1841 _ Great Lakes steamer ``Erie" sinks off Silver Creek, N.Y., kills 300 1943 _ Italy surrenders to the Allies 1945 _ Japanese in S Korea, Taiwan, China, Indochina surrender to Allies 1948 _ People's Democratic Republic of Korea proclaimed 1956 _ Elvis Presley appears on national TV for first time (Ed Sullivan) 1965 _ Tibet is made an autonomous region of China 1971 _ John Lennon releases the ``Imagine" album 1990 _ Bush & Gorbachev meet in Helsinki and urge Iraq to leave Kuwait

Sep 8, 2010

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

Today is Wednesday, September 8, the 251st day of 2010. There are 114 days left in the year. 1380 _ Russians defeat Tatars at Kulikovo, beginning decline of Tatars 1664 _ Dutch surrender New Amsterdam (N.Y.) to 300 English soldiers 1900 _ 6,000 killed when a hurricane and tidal wave destroys Galveston, Texas, most deadly in U.S. history 1930 _ First appearance of the comic strip ``Blondie" 1939 _ FDR declares ``limited national emergency" due to war in Europe 1944 _ First V-2 rocket lands in Britain 1945 _ U.S. invades Japanese-held Korea 1951 _ Japan signs treaty of peace with 48 countries (S.F.) 1952 _ Ernest Hemingway's ``Old Man and the Sea" published 1974 _ President Gerald Ford pardons former President R. Nixon of all federal crimes

Sep 7, 2010

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 2010

Today is Tuesday, September 7, the 250th day of 2010. There are 115 days left in the year. 3114 B.C. _ Presumed origin of Mayan ``long count" calendar system 1714 _ Treaty of Baden-French retain Alsace, Austria gets right bank of Rhine 1822 _ Brazil declares independence from Portugal (National Day) 1936 _ Boulder Dam (now Hoover Dam) begins operation 1940 _ German Air Force blitz London for first of 57 consecutive nights 1963 _ First U.S. TV appearance of the Beatles (Big Night Out-ABC) 1963 _ Pro Football Hall of Fame dedicated in Canton Ohio 1970 _ Donald Boyles sets record for highest parachute jump from a bridge, by leaping off of the 1,053' Royal George Bridge in Colorado 1986 _ Desmond Tutu installed to lead south African Anglican Church 1988 _ Security & Exchange Commission accuses Drexel of violating security laws

Sep 6, 2010

MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2010

Today is Monday, September 6, the 249th day of 2010. There are 116 days left in the year. 1620 ― Pilgrims set sail from Plymouth, England, to the New World 1848 ― National Black Convention meets (Cleveland) 1853 ― Women's Rights Convention met (NYC) 1899 ― Carnation processes its first can of evaporated milk 1909 ― Word received, Adm. Peary discovers North Pole five months earlier 1954 ― Yankees use a record 10 pinch hitters 1966 ― ``Star Trek" premiers on NBC TV 1978 ― Begin and Sadat meet at Camp David to discuss peace 1983 ― USSR admits to shooting down KAL 007 on 9/2 1986 ― Barbra Streisand's first live concert in 20 years

Sep 5, 2010

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2010

Today is Saturday, September 4, the 247th day of 2010. There are 118 days left in the year. 476 ― Romulus Augustulus, last Roman emperor in west, is deposed 1609 ― Navigator Henry Hudson discovers island of Manhattan 1833 ― First newsboy hired (Barney Flaherty-NY Sun) 1870 ― Third French republic proclaimed as they overthrow their king 1885 ― First cafeteria opens (NYC) 1886 ― Geronimo is captured, ending last major U.S.-Indian war 1888 ― George Eastman patents first roll-film camera and registers ``Kodak" 1920 ― Last day of Julian civil calendar (in parts of Bulgaria) 1945 ― U.S. regains possession of Wake Island from Japan 1953 ― Yanks become first team to win five consecutive championships

Sep 3, 2010

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 2010

Today is Friday, September 3, the 246th day of 2010. There are 119 days left in the year. 1189 ―England's King Richard I (the Lion-Hearted) crowned in Westminster 1752 ― This day never happened nor the next 10 as England adopts Gregorian Calendar. People riot thinking the government stole 11 days of their lives 1783 ―Treaty of Paris signed (ending the U.S. Revolutionary War) 1833 ― NY Sun begins publishing (first daily newspaper) 1935 ― First automobile to exceed 300 mph, Sir Malcolm Campbell (301.337 mph) 1939 ― Britain declares war on Germany. France follows six hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and Canada 1940 ― First showing of high definition color TV 1945 ― Japanese forces in the Philippines surrender to Allies 1971 ― John Lennon leaves the U.K. for NYC, never to return 1978 ― Pope John Paul I officially installed as 264th supreme pontiff

Sep 2, 2010

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